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Scientific Name | Microloma sagittatum (L.) R.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Ceropegia sagittata L., Eustegia hastata Sieber ex Decne., Microloma gibbosum N.E.Br., Microloma glabratum E.Mey., Microloma glabratum E.Mey. subsp. subglabratum Wanntorp, Microloma pentheri Gand., Microloma sagittatum (L.) R.Br. subsp. pillansii Wanntorp |
Common Names | Bokhoring (a), Heuningblommetjie (a), Melkblommetjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2010/09/03 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Orange River southwards to the Cape Peninsula and eastwards to Willowmore. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Climber among shrubs in renosterveld, fynbos and succulent karoo. |
Population |
A very common species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Microloma sagittatum (L.) R.Br. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P. and Linder, H.P. 1991. A revision of Microloma R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae - Asclepiadeae). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 112(4):453-527.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2010. Microloma sagittatum (L.) R.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12 |
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